Fun & Fit Sized - for the under 5'4" crowd - September 2011

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I'm 5'1.5" SW174 CW158 GW 140? I've always been unsure about my goal weight. I've also always been curvier than the average short girl thanks to my genes (along with gaining weight evenly all over my body- a curse in my eyes)! I fully accept my curviness and like that but once I got up to 174.... wow! too high. I started being uncomfortable in my skin and I hate that. I've worked hard since March of this year and have had a really slow journey. Slow and steady wins the race I guess, right? I've been in a rut for the last month stuck at 158ish. GAH! I hate getting in a rut. I have a really active job where I typically work long hours so exercising is hard sometimes. Get home at 7, exercise? no way. So I've been exercising with Tracy Anderson's metamorphosis 3-4 times a week (three days a week I get off earlier and have plenty of exercise time) and watching calories, eating back exercise calories. MAN am I stuck though. I feel like I'm doing everything right but have gotten stuck. Although I did have a couple of odd weeks this month with some family drama, wasn't exercising much but still eating well. I'm confident it'll get better though. I had tried zigzagging calories a couple of months ago and that helped me get out of the 160's so maybe I'll try it again since my body and metabolism seemed to respond to it. I really liked it acutally. While the low calorie days are tough and boring food-wise, the higher calorie days are nice to look forward to. Anyways, I'd love checking in here and chatting ) I'm a HUGE tracy anderson fan. I LOVE her workouts! They can be tough but so unique- i love that it's different from what I'm used to. Anyways, I need to get to work!.... since i'm at work... hahaha.... Maybe I can post longer later! Have a great afternoon/evening ladies! (i'm in washington state so it's afternoon here!)

:bigsmile: Hello, fit and fun sized friends. I am 5'3" (used to be 5'4") and have been on MFP since February 2009. I started at 183 thinking I probably had about 20 pounds to lose :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: As I lost weight, I knew that I had more than 20 pounds to lose and each pound lost made me happier. I kept losing until it felt right. I ignored the friends who said I was wasting away and kept going until I knew the number was right. I reached 113 in February 2010 and by August was down to 110. My weight has stayed between 110 and 113 with fluctuations from sodium, vacation, and holidays. I don't work full time so I have a lot of time for exercise. i have two lively standard poodles who loved to be walked so they provide me with a lot of exercise. They are not bothered by weather so we walk rain, snow, wind, whatever. I go to line dance classes three days a week.

:bigsmile: it doesn't matter what road blocks we had in August, this a new month full of great opportunity to reach our goals. Get off the couch, get away from the refrigerator, shut down the computer, and get moving.:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Hi all, another shortie here..
I'm CW 179 sept GW is 173.

can I ask what all your calories are a day?

I'm 5'3" and aiming for around 1200 a day. I exercise most days but am not currently eating my calories much. I do sometimes and have had a wobble in august where I gained a few lbs so need to be better this month.

I'm 5'2.5" and have my profile set to sedentary, so to maintain is about 1680 cal but my weight loss setting is 1/2 lb per week so I get 1430 cal per day. Seems to work well for me, I have been losing > 1/2 lb per week so don't see any reason to try to cut calories further.

Age 30, if that makes a difference, and I'm an avid runner ~ 25-30 miles/week and really trying to focus on more strength training. I usually eat back my exercise calories & also eat maintenance calories on Fri & Sat (10+ mile runs on Sat, eat more calories on these days to prepare for the stress on my body).

So for me, more calories is better Much less hunger and better loss than when I've tried 1200 cal in the past.

It's great to see so many new "pals". A short intro: I am 5 feet 1/2 inch. I've been on MFP since April 2010. I had reconstructive foot surgery June 1 of this year and am STILL recovering. I weighed myself this morning and I have GAINED 6 pounds. Not much, but I'm still discouraged. I start physical therapy tomorrow so hopefully will be able to exercise with my feet soon. Tomorrow I am going to start doing some sitting exercises. I have gotten lazy since surgery - I admit it!!

Good luck everyone!!

No matter what you do, do not be discouraged, that will only stress you out more......you can make a new beginning at any time.....there is so much you can do to burn calories even when you can't be up on your feet. All your fit and fun sized friends are cheering you on :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

I am so in!! I am 5'4" CW 139 GW 130, need some HELP!! My scale will not move. I run a couple times a week and weight train two times a week. I have four great kids and I love to bake for them. Advice???

THANKS for getting us going!

Check out www.skinnytaste.com she has tons of wonderful delish dishes that are low cal! I swear by her! She does just about everything!